A C-17 Globemaster III taxis after landing, Oct. 31, 2008. The aircraft is reflected from a body of water created due to recent flooding after rainfall at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Stagnant bodies of water can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry infectious diseases. The 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here is working to pump water out of living areas and is building new retention ponds to minimize mosquito outbreaks. The C-17 is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base,

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